Nice post. We recently visited Shiloh battlefield. As always with 2 History teachers, wife and I, we delved into the details. There is a marker where Grants HQ was during the battle. The first night there he's was drunk and his tent was commandeered as a sick ward so he spent the night under a tree in a pouring rain.
Reading about the battle Grant was unconcerned about the presence of the Rebel forces until the actual battle began. He even demeaned the leader of the Ohio regiment that first spotted them. 2 times they sent messengers about it and he told them to "Go back to Ohio if you are afraid". He wised up when the battle was in full swing.
Don
Reading about the battle Grant was unconcerned about the presence of the Rebel forces until the actual battle began. He even demeaned the leader of the Ohio regiment that first spotted them. 2 times they sent messengers about it and he told them to "Go back to Ohio if you are afraid". He wised up when the battle was in full swing.
Don